Child s vehicle



June 24, 1924. 1,498,677

K. E; B'EMIS ET AL CHILD'S VEHICLE Filed Sept. 9 1922 Patented June 24, .1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KENNETH E. IBEMIS AND ROY E. CHRISTOYHERSON, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

GHILDS VEHICLE.

Application filed September 9, 1922. Serial No. 587,175.

sota, have invented certain new and usefulv lmprovementsin Childrens Vehicles; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention has for its object to provide a very simple and inexpensive toy motor cycle which, at the same time, is very durable and attractive, and may be ridden by a child and propelled by bringing his feet onto the floor or walk with a walk; ing action.

To the above end, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which il-- lustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved toy motor cycle with some parts broken away and sectioned;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a detail view in horizontal sec tion taken on the line 3*8 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a detail view in vertical section taken on the line iri of Fig. l.

The numerals 5 and 6, respectively, indicate longitudinally divided upper and lower frame bars, and the numeral 7 indicates a sheet metal body member, the upper and lower edges of which are inserted between the members of said frame bars and rigidly secured thereto by rivets or otherwise.

A steering post 8, in the form of a yokelike bar, is swivelled by a long headed pin 9 to a sleeve bearing 10 mounted in a rectangular skeleton head 11 which, as shown, is bent from a single bar fitted between the legs of the steering post 8 and rigidly se cured thereto. The pin 9 extends through bores in the transverse portions of the head 11 and is held in position by a cotter pin 12. The sleeve bearing 10 is supported on the lower transverse portion of the head 11 and is held against vertical movement on the pin .9 by the upper portion of said head.

v the same.

As shown, the sleeve bearing 10 is formed by folding a single sheet of metal, the longitndinal edge portions of which are extended radially outward to afford a pair of flanges 18, between which the front vertical edge portion of the body member 7 is inserted. The front end portions of the members of the top frame bar 5 and bottom frame bar 6 overlapthe flanges 13, and rivets 1a are extended through. said frame bars, flanges and body member 7 to rigidly secure the sleeve bearing 1O thereto. steering post 8, below the head 11, afford a front fork l5for a front wheel 16 which is journaled thereto.

The members of the top frame bar 5 and bottom frame bar 6, rearward of the body plate 7, are laterally spaced to afford upper and lower rear forks l7 and 18, respectively, and to which forks is journaled a rear wheel 19. The wheels 16 and 19 are of the disc type and each is made up of two concavoconvex plates, the peripheries of which have formed thereon flanges 20, between which is mounted a rubber tire 21. I

A pair of handle bars 22, formed from a single metal bar, the ends of which are folded upon themselves to afford hand grips 23, is secured to the front face of the steering post 8 by a clamp in the form of a short bar 24, which bears against the back face of said steering post and is adjustably connected to the handle bars 22 of a pair of nut-equipped bolts 25. i

A. pressed sheet metal seat 26 is secured to the upper end of a longitudinally divided seat post 27, the membersof which embrace the body plate 7 inward of the members of the frame bars 5 and 6. which are laterally bulged at 28 and 29, respectively, to receive Nut-equipped bolts 30 are extended through aligned bores in the members of the upper and lower frame bars 5 and 6 and the body plate 7 and any one of a plurality of holes 31 in the members of the seat post 27 for securing the same with the seat 26 in difierent vertical adjustments. Obviously, the seat post 27 affords a strut between the upper and lower frame bar 6 and also stifl'ens and holds'the body plate 7.

On each side of the body plate 7 is illus trated, by means of paint, stenciling, lithographing, or otherwise, adummy representation 32 showing all of the working parts of the power unit of a motor cycle together with a gas tank 33 and a tool box34r.

The legs of the l-Vhat We claim is l. A childs vehicle having a body plate, the upper and lower edges of which are reinforced by upper and lower frame-bars, respectively, and a seat post affording a strut for the upper and lower frame barS, -s aid bars being extended rearward 0f the body plate and connected.

2. A. childs vehicle having a body plate, the upper and lower edges or which "ja refreintorced by upper and lower frame bar-s, {respectively, and seat post affording a strut- .for the upper and lower frame bars, said seat post being secured to the upper and lower'frame bars for vertical-adjustment.

A childs vehicle having at body plate, the upper and lower edges of which are rein'torced by upper and lower frame berg-1espeetively, a front ferk "ewivelled to the body plete -end upper and lower rear forks said forks being integral extensiensco f the frain'e ears.

4. A childs Vehicle lmving longitudinally divided upper and lower frame-bars, and body plate having itsupper and lower edges inserted between the members of said bars and rigidly secured therem, the rn'embers of said frame bars, rearward of the' lbo'dy'plate',

being extended and laterally spaced to afford upper and lower rea'r --forks.

5. The structure defined in claim 4: in fur ther combination with a seat post arranged to afford a strut for the upper and lower frame ;;:bars.

6. The structure defined in claim 4 in further eomhination with a longitudinally divided seat post, the members of which enibrace the body plate, the members of the frame bars being laterally bulged to receive and hold the members of the seat post.

7. Hike strueture defined in claim 6 in which the en t post affords a strut for the upper and lower frameb rs.

A my motor cyele ha ving longitudinally divided {upper and "lower ra-me bars, a body plate having its :upper and lower edges inserted between the members of said bars and rig-idly secured thereto, a sleeve bearing rigidly secured to the front endof the franie bars and the body plate, and a front fork sw-i'velglecl the sleeve hearing.

In testimony wheree f we efiix our sign'atu-res.

KENNETH BIEMIES. ROY E. eHRIsToPHERsoN. 

